Photograph of soldiers kneeling in front of a priest, who kneels in front of an altar on Omaha Beach. Tents and supplies can be seen in the background.

Photograph of the rigging on board LST on the way to Omaha Beach in 1944. An American flag flies from the mast.

Photograph of Paul J. Bouda standing with one foot on the front bumper of a truck. Other trucks can be seen in the background.

Photograph of Paul J. Bouda standing in front of trucks. He wears a helmet and aviator sunglasses.

Photograph of Captain Cecil E. Roberts in France. He stands next to the back end of a trunk.

Photograph of Sergeant K. Peterson standing in front of a tank. Two soldiers stand behind him talking.

Photograph of soldiers from the 14th Tank Battalion being presented with awards. They stand in a line facing officers in another line. Two buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of a Red Cross truck stuck in the mud. A tank faces the truck, and appears to be pulling it out. There are soldiers on the tank, and others walk by the truck. Cecil Roberts is second from the left.

Photograph of a soldier with a cigarette in his mouth looking in the back of an Army truck. Tanks can be seen in the right background.

Photograph of soldiers standing in front of Army trucks in England.

Photograph of a soldier bending over with his helmet in his hands. To the left, another soldier walks past, and to the right a group of soldiers sit in front of a tent.

Photograph of two soldiers, identified as Brown and Gross, standing in front of the back of a truck. The soldier on the left leans against it.

Photograph of a large group of soldiers kneeling in front of a Catholic priest, whose arms are outspread. Trucks are parked in the background.

Photograph of a group of soldiers standing outside a building. They are identified as Cunningham, Ugent, Schmidf, Kinsinger, Ziegler, Gross, Dro, and Fox.

Photograph of a street scene in St. Vith, Belgium. Army trucks drive down the road, which has buildings on either side.

Photograph of a knocked out tank in front of a ruined building.

Photograph of a ruined house. The roof has been ripped in two. Half of it is still attached to the building, and the other half sits to the right. A tree has fallen into the remains of the house.

Postcard written to Lieutenant Roy E. Johnson from Grace Schiverea, that says: "Hi, Lt. -- Roy - the navy was never like this!!! It sure is a wonderful life - sleeping, swimming & sunning. - Time is going much too quickly. - will see you, on the 25th. (Note "Air Corp" insignia on the front of card - Ahem!!!) Grace." The front of the postcard contains an illustration of a military airplane flying over an ocean at night. The moon is visible in a cloudy sky above the plane and the Air Corps insignia is in the lower-left corner. Text above the image says "Keep 'em Flying."

Form showing the earnings and deductions of Enid A. Russell.

Photocopy of a letter from Emma Vaughan to Eleanor Roosevelt, on September 4, 1944, asking if her son could be transferred from Camp Lejeune in North Carolina to a marine base near Fort Worth, so that he could be near his family.

Photocopy of a letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on November 13, 1944, explaining why she did not sign papers allotting her a family allowance.

Envelope from Jack C. Vaughan to Mrs. R. B. Vaughan, containing 10 postcards of his base at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Photocopy of a letter from Raymond Vaughan to Emma Vaughan, on April 29, 1944. He has received her letter and is glad to hear from her, and he apologizes for not writing everyone sooner. He promises to write more when he can get the paper.

Photograph of the Administration building at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. It is a long two-story building with a clock tower.